Meaning and history
Lanny is an English diminutive used for several names, including Landon, Lance, Leonard, and sometimes Lawrence. Since those source names have different origins, Lanny has no single literal meaning. It became established as an independent masculine name in North America during the twentieth century. Notable bearers include Canadian ice hockey player Lanny McDonald and American professional golfer Lanny Wadkins. The individual bearer’s full name or family history determines the intended source.
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 7 births, rank #9,585
2007: 10 births, rank #7,590
2008: 5 births, rank #12,553
2009: 6 births, rank #10,994
20102010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: 14 births, rank #5,945
2012: 5 births, rank #12,274
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 5 births, rank #12,108
20152015: 6 births, rank #10,644
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: 6 births, rank #10,760
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
20202020: 7 births, rank #9,554
2021: 5 births, rank #12,146
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: 5 births, rank #12,239
20242024: 5 births, rank #12,349
Lanny moved from #919 to #983 for boys between 1973 and 1974. Its highest annual birth count came in 1949, with 498 births.